Interpretation of the Four Guards (1). The kingdom of four guards. In ancient times, it refers to the vassal States guarded around the city. "Zhou Li Chun Guan Che Jin": "Building Dabai is proud and sealing the four guards." Zheng Xuan's note: "The four guards and the guards of the four governors are quite in service." Sun Yirang Justice quoted Kong Guangsen as saying: "The four guards are talking about a country that is defended on all sides." (2) The position of the Quartet. "Dai Li Li Ji Shaojian": "The ministers gave gifts to the seal to serve the Tianzi; Doctors stick to their posts and serve the monarch; The scholar is a four-guard, and he listens to the doctor with skill. " Lu argued: "The four guards are the positions of the four sides." (3). limbs. "Lu Chunqiu": "When the time is right, its smelly fragrance, its sweet taste, its gas seal, its eyes and ears, its mind, and its four guards become stronger." Gao: "Four guards, four branches."
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The interpretation of four is four names, three plus one (the word "four" is often capitalized on banknotes and documents): four sides. All around. Four orders (namely "four seasons"). Four bodies (a. refers to human limbs; B refers to four fonts: regular script, cursive script, official script and seal script). Si ku (four ancient books: synonymous with classics, history, books and collections). Also known as "four"). The explanation of the four gentlemen's guards: protection, protection: defense. Defense. Wei Dao (the dominant ideology of health preservation, such as "Wei Hu"). Garrison (garrison, mostly used in the capital). Defend the title. Protective personnel: guards. Guard. In ancient times, donkeys were called "greeting each other with two guards". The Position of China Garrison in Ming Dynasty (for later use)